Download - Non- motorised transport
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Difu – Sebastian Bührmann TIDE Workshop Stuttgart
TIDE Training and exchange workshopInnovative ideas and how to take advantage of them
Stuttgart, 13 Nov. 2013
Non-motorised transport
Photo: Jörg Thiemann-Linden
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Agenda
Introduction Review, de-brief and discussion of walking audit (Wolfgang Forderer) Bike/pedestrian conflicts (Wolfgang Forderer and Sebastian Bührmann) Bike Parking – Example Donostian San-Sebastián (Fermin Echarte)
& Discussion
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Difu and the German Cycling Academy
German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu) as largest urban research centre in the German-speaking world
Strong thematic cluster on cycling: German Cycling Academy Internet Portal on Cycling Further key projects on cycling
Photos: Fahrradakademie
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Difu and the German Cycling Academy
Strong information base on cycling in Germany (and worldwide) English information: Newsletter, good practice and Cycling Expertise Files
(see www.nationaler-radverkehrsplan.de/en/) Interest in European exchange on cycling issues
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Cluster non-motorised transport
What is it about?
Simply transport or much more? Active mobility Health Compact cities Climate protection Social contacts Quality of public space Quality of life
Essential ingredient for the transformation of cities Often wide agreement („a good thing“), but tricky when it comes to
specific „innovative“ measures
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Walking Audit
Where does it make sense? How to convince decision makers to support walking audits? What
benefits are in for them? Which tools to apply in your situation?
Recommendations for starters, climbers, forerunners? How to institutionalise audits of public space? Possibilities for data collection on pedestrian traffic.
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Bike-pedestrian conflicts
What are „hot spots“ of conflicts in your cities? Where does it work well to mix?
Basic strategy – what works? Separation of pedestrians and cyclists?
(Move cyclists on the road?) Mixing – shared space & co. Encourage mutual respect – edcuate people Controls and sanctions
Can pedestrians and cyclists become allies for neighbourhood mobility?
Planning principle: 1. Pedestrians – 2. Cyclists – 3. Motorised traffic (from the edge to the centre) – is this becoming mainstream?
Photo: Jörg Thiemann-Linden
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Accident risks pedestrians and cyclists
Conflicts between cyclists and pedestrians of little significance in accident statistics.
Pedestrians involved in only around six per cent of all accidents in which cyclists were injured.
Around 15 per cent of accidents in which pedestrians were injured involved a cyclist.
In more than 60 per cent of accidents involving both groups, the cyclist is the main cause. Mainly collisions caused by cycling at inappropriate speeds and abrupt changes in direction.
Normally, severity of the accidents is low Pedestrians clearly bear the risk of being hurt in an accident.
Besides that – numerous conflicts without injuries as common sources of anger and hostile environment between cyclists and pedestrians
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Use of sidewalks? German ERA-Standard
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Pedestrians and cyclists in peak hour
Avoid mixed use of sidewalks by cyclists and pedestrians
Mixing possible
Available width (m)
Share of cyclists not more than a third of all sidewalk users when high usage
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Bike parking
Key barriers in your city? „Hot topics“:
Space (esp. in high density areas) Location (cyclists are not willing to walk very far) Theft/Vandalism Quantity (esp. when bicycle use is growing, or big events) Quality Costs Stakeholders/ cooperation models Arguments for bicycle parking (e.g. customers of local businesses benefit)
What could be an appropiate strategy for your city?
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Difu German Institute of Urban Affairs
Sebastian Bührmann
Zimmerstr. 13–1510969 Berlin++49 30 [email protected]
www.nrvp.de // www.nationaler-radverkehrsplan.dewww.fahrrad-akademie.de
